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March 05, 2008 Barack Fuzzies Up On IranAs it pertains to his position on Iran, will the real Barack Obama please stand up! Thanks to Steve Gilbert at Sweetness & Light , and to Clarice Freeman, for American Thinker readers, for bringing to our attention a Chicago Tribune article entitled "Obama would consider missile strikes on Iran," written by David Mendell, September 24, 2004, now available for a small fee through the Tribune's archives. The original article quoted a politician who had with a worldview back then that is considerably at odds with the moveon.org folks who endorse him now. What he called for in September 2004 is exactly what happened.
Three-and-a-half years later, on Monday, March 2, 2008, the U.N. passed yet another resolution, their third, imposing economic sanctions on Iran for refusing to stop enriching uranium. Back in 2004, Obama told the Tribune,
He was correct, then. But now, he's a different Obama. In his campaign document concerning U.S. policy toward Iran, his position on Iran has changed. He acknowledges the threat Iran poses, but then accuses the Bush administration of issuing "veiled threats." Back in 2004, he told the Tribune,
That's not a threat? Today, his solution is "new and robust American leadership" (beware of the word "robust" because it isn't) that executes "tough and sustained diplomacy backed by real pressure." (The intensifier "real" really carries no real, robust meaning.) His campaign document reads:
That's not a threat - albeit hollow to the Mullahs? Obama argues that "we haven't even tried direct diplomacy." This aligns with his oft repeated promise that he would talk directly to our enemies. We've seen this foreign policy practiced before in the face of tyranny. And, we know the consequences.
Winston Churchill's take on Chamberlain works for Obama.
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